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by Marcus Pfister (Author)
From Marcus Pfister, creator of the bestselling Rainbow Fish series, a thoughtful book of thirteen rhyming couplets that create a calming meditation on life and the great questions it inspires.
How do birds learn how to sing? What brings summer after spring? What turns the leaves from green to brown and sends them floating gently down? In thirteen engaging couplets, Marcus Pfister opens children's eyes to the wondrous mysteries all around them. It is refreshing to see a text that encourages questioning.-Kirkus Reviews Visually appealing . . . and lets children ponder the answers.
-Booklist Maybe the questions we ask are what matter most.
-Publishers Weekly
Author Biography
Marcus Pfister was born in Bern, Switzerland. After studying at art school in Bern, he trained as a graphic artist. His first picture book was published by NordSüd in 1986, but his breakthrough as author and illustrator came in 1992 with the publication of The Rainbow Fish. Since then, he has published more than sixty books, which have been translated into about sixty-five languages and have won many international awards. He lives with his family in Bern.
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.4 x 8.6 x 12 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: March 01, 2011
